Nothing fancy here, just tried and true, old fashioned, family style recipes from my kitchen in Alaska.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

SWEET BABY RAYS BARBECUE SAUCE CLONE

We love thick and sweet barbecue sauce, and our favorite (for years) has been Sweet Baby Ray's brand. Recently, I did an panic-internet search for something similar to SBR barbecue sauce because I had one of those "I forgot my grocery list on the kitchen counter again" days at the market and dinner was planned around grilling.Well, I found this recipe on a ton of web sites, all crediting www.halfbakedharvest.com, so I thought I would give it a try and we were thrilled with the results. I hope you like it too.

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Bacon wrapped Shrimp coated with

BBQ Sauce and Baked

1 1/4 cups regular ketchup1 cup dark brown sugar (gives much better flavor than light brown)1/4 cup molasses1/4 cup pineapple juice2 teaspoons hickory liquid smoke2 1/2 teaspoons ground dry mustard2 teaspoons paprika1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (not salt)pinch of cayenne pepper1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (not fine table salt)1 teaspoon black pepperPut everything into a saucepan and whisk it together. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to slow simmer and simmer 5 to 15 minutes, depending on how thick you want it to be.You can use this immediately or store in fridge for a week or so or portion it out and freeze it for future use. NOTE: If you don't have kosher salt, you can use regular table salt, just use LESS, since kosher salt and table salt measure very differently.